Delia platura

Delia platura, the seedcorn maggot or the bean seed fly, is a fly species in the family Anthomyiidae.^[2]

Delia platura
Delia platura at Nebo, North Wales (July 2012)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Anthomyiidae
Genus:	Delia
Species:	D. platura
Binomial name
Delia platura (Meigen, 1826)
Synonyms[1]
Anthomyia platura Meigen, 1826 Hylemyia platura (Meigen, 1826) Chorthophila cilicrura Rondani, 1866 Chortophila cilicrura Rondani, 1866

D. platura is an agricultural pest of peas and beans. It is a vector of bacteria that cause potato blackleg.^[3][4] No-till fields are generally less attractive to egg-laying females.^[5]

See also

• Agriculture in the United Kingdom